Santa Claus is coming to town ....

Afternoon peeps, having a cheeky wee lazy/craft day today as I am on holiday from work until Monday.  Tomorrow I am heading off to Glasgow to the Craft Fair to stock up on some essential items and no doubt will pick up a few extra "must haves" too. lol.  So I am writing up my shopping list as I play away at my table, it's getting longer and longer. Lol.

I love using this Santa stamp.  The papers are from my stash drawer, gems, holly and snowflake are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything a Goes
• Delightful challenges - three's a crowd (gems)
• ABC Christmas Challenge - Uncoloured
• Oldie but a Goodie - Christmas

Hugs

Kaza xxx

 

Side Stepper Dresser Card

Good afternoon all, hope all is well in Blogland and you are all having a good weekend wherever you are.  I am hoping for a very lazy day today including a wee play at my table.

I was experimenting making this side stepper dresser.  I had seen other peoples wonderful creations and thought I would have a go.  The main image is from Lili of the Valley and the small monkey is a Hero Arts stamp.  Little ducks are from stash as is the ribbon, gems and card candi.  Sentiment is printed off computer.  Tools used are square and label Nesties and baby bottle diecuts from Sizzix, embossing folders and chalk ink for distressing.  The challenges covered are:-

• Crafting Musketeers - Use a stamped image
• Stamping Sensations - Animal Antics
• Crafty Catz - Use 2 different dies
• Crafty Creations - Tic Tac Toe (embossing - ribbon - masculine)
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
• Oldie but a Goodie - Male
• Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped Card

Hugs

Kaza xxx

CAS baby card

Evening peeps, sneaking in a quick post with this very clean and simple baby boy card.  I have seen quite a few beautiful cards recently with a cut out and a colour underneath so I thought I would give it a go.  I embossed the top white card with my Swiss dots embossing folder and cut out the heart using a Sizzix diecut.   The silver foil rub on sentiment has been in my craft stash for many years and embellished the card with a elephant metal charm tied with bakers twine.  The challenges covered tonight are:-

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (option to celebrate something new)
• Oldie but a Goodie - New Beginnings
• Brown Sugar - Ribbon/Twine
• Top Tip Tuesday - CAS (clean and simple)

P.S.  Apologises for the poor quality of photo.

Hugs
kaza xxx

A Gorjuss Birthday

Good afternoon peeps... Hope all is well with everyone.   Well,  it is nearly another year over and I wish all mu Blogland friends a very Happy New year and I hope 2014 is kind to you all.

In true Hogmany tradition, the house has been cleaned from top to bottom ready to bring the New Year in, not that I will probably see the bells ...lol...  I am usually in bed by then ..lol..  But I usually get back up to watch the fireworks from Stirling Castle as I can see them from my bedroom window.  

I know that I failed miserably with my News years resolution of this year of blogging more -  so I am setting myself the came resolution for 2014.   

Yesterday I had some spare time between visiting and visitors so I had a wee play at my table.  The image one of the older Gorjuss girls from Funky kits,  the diecut sentiment is from docrafts.  Papers were free from a magazine and the flowers and card candi are from craft stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie - Tartan
• Crafty creations -  Anything Goes
• Delightful Creations - Celebrate

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Penny Black Christmas

Evening peeps, hope everyone is safe and well tonight after the horrendous weather in the UK today.   I was caught up in the storm this morning trying to get to Perth,  took me about 4 hours instead of the usual 40 minutes journey.  Was dirverted as there was two fallen trees and an overturned lorry but safe and snug back in the house now.

This hedgie image is from Penny Black.  Designer paper is a freebie from a craft magazine, card is from stash.  I embossed the corrugated card and then distressed inked it.  Ribbon, sentiment diecut, card candi and charm are from craft stash.  Tool used are  a snowflake embossing folder and square Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Penny's Paper-crafty challenge - Bingo (ribbon, diecut, card candi)
• Oldie but a goodie challenge - use ribbon or lace
• Top Tip Tuesday - Use Kraft card

Dress for Success

Evening peeps. Yay! It's Friday again, hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.  I have a busy weekend ahead so no time for crafting, boo hoo!

This is one of the commissioned cards I had to make.  The lady has received the huge A4 card now so I can share with you lovely peeps.  The main focus is actually a recycled shop bought birthday card.  I added the top sentiment to hide where I had removed the previous one.  The backing paper was a freebie from an old craft magazine.  The glasses embellishment is a 3D sticker from Poundland.  Peel off numbers are from stash.  The challenges used are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie - Best Dressed (papers are over 6 months old)
• Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge - For the Girls

Have. Lovely weekend

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Diamonds and Pearls

Good evening everybody, hope all is well in the cypher world of Blogland.  Apologises for being a bad blogger of late, not really had a chance to play, but fingers crossed I am hoping for a craft day on Saturday.

This is a commissioned card for one of the girls from work, I think it is for her nephew and the picture is of the future bride's beautiful diamond ring.  If you haven't already guessed, I love doing these double easel cards.  My scalloped square Nesties are just the right size for the front bases.  Other Nesties sed are a labels set and the oval smooth and scalloped.  I have embellished this card with clear gems, pearls, ribbon and a pearl buckle which I have had in my craft stash for yonks and yonks and yonks.  The challenges covered are:-

• Creative Card Crew -  White on White
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge -  Step or Easel Card
• Oldie but a Goodie Challenge -  Song Inspired  (Damonds & Pearls - Prince)

Hugs

Kaza  xxx

I Think I'm Turning Japanese (I really think so)

Evening all  - and yes, I still haven't finish my orders - Chief Procrastinator Extraordinaire that's me!!! ...lol..  I have even borrowed Lesley's (aka Pinkles Dreams) Bigshot to help hurry me along a bit so fingers crossed I should have them done by the end of the weekend.

This is one of the stamps I treated myself to from the Lili of the Valley stand at the SECC, Glasgow back in October and I have had twitchy fingers waiting on a time to use her.  The backing paper is from Papermania and the pink flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Gold ribbon, pearls and coin are from stash.  Tools used are my Rectangle Nesties, Leaf Punch and a Bamboo Effect embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Deep Ocean Challenges  -  Around the World
• Oldie But A Goodie  -  Anything but Christmas  (coin & papers)
• The Cuttlebug Spot  -  3 Different diecuts/embossing folders

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Penny Black Flower Power

Happy Sunday to everyone, hope all is well with everyone.  Hoping for a lazy afternoon today and maybe a wee bit of a play as I have not been at my table for a wee while.  This is a card I had made but not managed to blog yet.

The fabby image is one that I really love but not used in a long, long time.  He is from Penny Black, coloured with my paints.  The backing papers are from Papermania.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Dollie & Gems from craft stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Oldie but A Goodie  -  Flower Power
• Penny Black Saturday  -  Summertime
• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts  -  Summer Blooms

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

The Sun has Got His Hat On .....

Hip, Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!  ...... It feels such a long time since we have seen the old mucka...lol.... so the washing machine is on double time trying to get it out on the line to dry before he disappears again behind some big black clouds.  Even Barry has hurried out to try and tackle the wildness (aka the front garden) - I've tied a bit of string to his waist just in case he cannot find his way back out ...lol.... Oh, I am cheeky!

This goose stamp from Penny Black I've had for ages and I still think it is one of my favourites of theirs.  The circle sentiment stamp is from Lili of The Valley.  The piece of ribbon is recycled off a set of pyjamas it was wrapped around.  The backing paper is from my scrap drawer.  The challenges covered this morning are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie Challenge  -  Things with Wings
• Simon Says ... Stamp  -  Clean & Simple
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  -  Recycle

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Morning Madness

Good morning, good morning, good morning to everyone.  Hope you all are enjoying the weekend - especially if you are off for the Bank Holiday Monday.  Sorry I have not been on as of late, I don't know if it is me or Mr Blogger but I am having great difficulty in loading up sites, so slow and they keep not responding  (I am starting to get paranoid - hehehe).  So hopefully in a couple of hours time I would have actually posted this!!!

This easel card is a commissioned card for someone at work.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Embossing folder, I think is from Craft Too.  Diecut swirls are from Marieanne Creations.  Also used was my oval Nesties.  Ribbon and pearls are from stash.  The challenges covered today are:-

• Oldie But A Goodie Challenge  -  Diecuts & Punches
• Papertake Weekly  -  Anything Goes
• My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge  -  Embossing

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Spring has Sprung!

Morning peeps and a very happy Spring to you all.  We have been so, so lucky this week with this glorious weather, shame I was at work, but what a difference it does make to your day.  But as always, all good things must come to an end as it is going to turn next week, we are expecting snow this coming Monday/Tuesday!! Back to normal for us here then - Jumpers and Wellies ...lol...

Sorry I have blogged as of late due to a mixture of computer hiccups and we, at the Charity have been busy making some gorgeous wedding invites for a lovely couple's big day in June. 

 I have a few commissioned cards to do as well and I shall share them with your good selves as I do the and I should be getting creative again and start experimenting with some new toys I have acquired.  They have been shouting out from the corner of the room for months "Play with me!" 

This is one of the commissioned cards.  It has been years since I have done an Easter card, so I really had to get my thinking cap on.  I remenbered I had an old Sizzix Cross embossing folder somewhere so I hunted it out from the cupboard.  Other tools used was my Swiss Dots embossing folder, diecut swirls and Leaf Punch.  From stash was Card Candy, ribbon,  flowers and gemstones.  The challenges covered are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Easter
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge  -  Easter
• Alphabet Challenge  -  'D' for Dry Embossing

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

 

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It's Friday, the weekend starts here....

Evening peeps and a very warm welcome to my new followers.  Hope you are all looking forward to the weekend ahead.  It has been a very chilly suuny day here, not reaching above 0 degrees .........brrrrr!!!

Starting off the weekend with this commissioned card I was asked to do, I find these stepper style cards ideal for this as you can add embellies, names, etc... to suit.  The map backing paper is one I made myself off google maps (shh! don't tell them...lol).  The decoupaged Fire Engine and Papernation Fireman I have had for ages in my craft stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Dutch Dare  -  One For The Boys
• Oldie is A Goodie  -  Back to Work
• For Fun  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Hello ......

...... Can't believe I have been missing in action from Blogland for a wee while. Have been a bit busy with charity stuff, wedding invites, commissioned cards and trying to get the card stock pile up for the next stall date in a few months.  Hoping for a day of play this afternoon (fingers-crossed) as I should really be packing my case for my holidays next week - off to the sun - woohoo!!!!

This one of the commissioned cards I have been doing but managed to sneak a few challenges into it, hehe.  The remit for this one is a Goth Ballet dancer,  this was the closet I could find in my box of stash.  It is a stamped image I have had for ages (think I received it in an image swap so I'm afraid I don't know the maker).  The backing papers are from DCVW, stick-on clear gems from stash,  tools used are Musical notes Sizzixlits diecuts and a Nesties Swirl diecut.  The challenges covered are:-

• Creative Card Crew  -  Anything Goes
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Lots of Sparkle
• Flutter by Wednesday  -  Celebrate

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Sun? ... Where are you?

Good morning from a very wet and damp Wee County.  Weird thing is this climate change, as it is hard to believe that the southern parts of the country are having a heatwave and drought while us, just up the road are still living in our wellies and macs ....lol...  I think it is safe to keep the BBQ in the shed for yet another year  - yay!, I hear you all say, no food poisoning!... hehe.

The thistle stamp is one a bought from a craft fair years ago so I'm afraid I don't know the maker.  Tartan papers from stash as is sentiment, ribbon and card candys.  Tools used were my Snowflake embossing folder and square nestibilities.  The challenges covered are:-

• Pear Tree Designs  -  Sketch
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Where in the World
• Secret Crafter  -  Embossing

Hugs

Kaza.

xxx

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

The weather has been glorious here all weekend so I'm afraid I haven't done match crafting - one card in two days to be exact!!.  I have been pottering about the garden and the house - it's been great!!!  Had a mini spring clean upstairs and managed to gather 2 black bags full of stuff to hand in to one of the local charity shops.  Did a wee bit of weeding in the back garden followed by a lot of sitting in the garden watching the world go by and admiring my handy work!! ....lol.  Washing Basket completely empty - Yay!!.  Ironing basket full to the gunnel's - Boo!!

The image is from LOTV, The backing paper is from DCVW Spring Paperstack.  Flowers, sentiment and ribbon are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sweet Stanpin' Challenge  -  Sketch
• Lili of the Valley  -  Peach & Green
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Wedding/Anniversary

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Miss Anya Birthday Card

Good afternoon peeps, hope you all had a fabby weekend and loads of time to play.  I had a lovely crafting session with my good friend Lesley (aka Pinkles Dreams) she was a lot more productive than me - note to self - to not talk so much lol.... Anyway this is one of my creations I managed to finish.

The stamp is a from a Miss Anya Collection from The Greeting Farm, I have had the stamps for well over a year at least.  The snowflake Cuttlebug folder comes out to play again and the strip of DP is from scrap box.  Also used is my MS snowflake punch, Stickles and the snowball ribbon is from stash.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Glitter
• Truly Scrumptious  -  Sketch & Happy Birthday
• Stampavie & more  -  Monochrome

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Birthday Card

A very good afternoon to you all.  Hope everyone is having a good weekend and for those who are on school holidays - good luck!!! ...lol.  Sneaking on this morning with a birthday card I've made for my Auntie whose birthday is coming up soon.

The images are all Penny Black. DP are from DCVW - different paperstacks, ribbon and flowers are from stash. The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge   -  2 or more PB images
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  All Creatures Great & Small
• Crafty Creations  -  Sketch & Stamped image & Ribbon

Looking forward to just sitting at my table and playing, hopefully will come up with a few things rather than doing my usual of paper shuffling and replacing and general faffing around ....lol.



Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Gorjuss Girl

Hello! Back again with my third post of the day (must be a record for me.. lol).  That is all the footie watched so we are now onto the Formula One that we have recorded - so no sneaking on & telling me the result just yet!!! ....lol.

I love this gorjuss girl from Sugar Nellie but I don't really know what to use her for, so I think I shall keep this card back in my reserve pile as it might cover christening/communion/birth or something else.  My Cuttlebug folders have come in handy again and flowers, sentiment and brads are from stash.  The Challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says  -  Sketch
• Allsorts Challenge  -  Plain & Simple
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Pink & Girly

Hugs
Kaza.xxx